Marcelo Bielsa knows there is still room for improvement from Leeds United despite starting his reign as head coach with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Championship favourites Stoke City.

Much was made of the former Argentina and Chile coach's appointment at Elland Road in June as United bid to end their long wait for a return to the Premier League.

The 63-year-old is one of the world's highly-regarded coaches with a philosophy that has received glowing praise from the likes of Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

And Bielsa's aggressive style of play was there for all to see in his first competitive game in charge as goals from Mateusz Klich, Pablo Hernandez and Liam Cooper caught Stoke cold.

Next up is a showdown with Derby County at Pride Park Stadium on Saturday (5.30pm) in front of the live television cameras.

But despite making a mockery of the bookmakers' odds in their opener, Bielsa knows Leeds need to get even better if they are to sustain a promotion push this season.

Bielsa, speaking via a translator, said: "The physical effort of the players, the productivity of the players was pretty high.

"Our offensive actions were very good in some moments. It's a dynamic team, an offensive team and it is a team that dares to play.